Storage types for Teradata Software for AWS depend on the supported instance types.
Storage Type | When Using to Deploy Teradata Products | Considerations and Use Cases |
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Amazon EC2 Instance Local Storage | Local storage is used for the data volume, but the root disk uses 350 GB EBS. A minimal charge occurs at the time you deploy any instance that uses a root disk. Local storage leads to data loss in the following node events: shutdown (init 0), node hang, machine check (hardware fault such as a double bit memory error), stopping the instance through the Amazon EC2 Console, or terminating an instance. Data loss does not occur with certain node events, such as a reboot (init 6) or node panic (sometimes referred to as an oops event). An oops event causes a memory dump and then the node is rebooted. To avoid data loss, deploy a Teradata Database instance from an EBS-based AMI, or use an automated Teradata backup solution such as Teradata Data Stream Controller. |
Local storage is temporary or ephemeral, but provides better performance compared to EBS. It is ideal for testing and development where you do not need to keep data. Local (both SSD and HDD)
SSD Only
HDD Only
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Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS) | The root volume for an instance and additional EBS volumes that you attach to the instance persist by default. Unless you set attached volumes to delete on termination, all data remains and storage-related charges continue to accrue. You can enable EBS storage deletion either when configuring an instance or after deploying an instance. For Teradata Database, only m4 instance types on AWS support EBS storage. Instance types supporting EBS storage may vary across other Teradata Software for AWS products. Teradata recommends m4 instance types if you are deploying Teradata Database MPP instances. Teradata Database runs at the speed of the slowest node so using any of these EBS optimized instance types is important to get the maximum EBS volume bandwidth for your instance.
Manually attaching EBS volumes to your instance on Linux and updating the /etc/fstab file can result in data loss or corruption. EBS volumes are automatically attached at the time the instance is deployed.
For EBS volume type performance characteristics, see Amazon EBS Product Details. |
EBS is ideal if you want persistent data for production systems. EBS (SSD)
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) | Supported by Teradata Access Module for AWS, Teradata DSC, and Teradata QueryGrid. Although you can use either EBS or S3 storage to back up and restore your Teradata Database, Teradata recommends using S3 storage as a backup target if you are using Teradata DSC. |
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